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Cute, clever and cheeky, but are they divine?

Mark Tully considers the monkey - an animal that has been widely worshipped in Africa, the Americas, China and India - either as a companion of God or indeed as a god itself. He examines the belief in the divinity of monkeys and the varying attitudes towards idol worship in the major faiths.

First broadcast on Something Understood, 1 March 2015.

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